Cape May, New Jersey

Cape May, New Jersey
City of Cape May
Beach Avenue, from the sea

Beach Avenue, from the sea
Motto(s):

The Nation’s Oldest Seashore Resort
Cape May City highlighted in Cape May County. Inset map: Cape May County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Cape May City highlighted in Cape May County. Inset map: Cape May County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Cape May, New Jersey

Census Bureau map of Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May City is located in Cape May County, New Jersey

Cape May City
Cape May City
Location in Cape May County

Coordinates: 38°56′21″N 74°54′13″WCoordinates38°56′21″N 74°54′13″W[1][2]
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Cape May
Incorporated March 8, 1848, as Cape Island Borough
Reincorporated March 10, 1851, as Cape Island City
Reincorporated March 9, 1869, as Cape May City
Named for Cornelius Jacobsen Mey
Government

 • Type Faulkner Act (council–manager)
 • Body City Council
 • Mayor Clarence F. Lear III (term ends December 31, 2020)[3][4]
 • Manager Jerry Inderwies Jr.[5]
 • Municipal clerk Erin C. Burke[6]
Area

 • Total 2.743 sq mi (7.103 km2)
 • Land 2.404 sq mi (6.226 km2)
 • Water 0.339 sq mi (0.877 km2)  12.35%
Area rank 359th of 566 in state
8th of 16 in county[1]
Elevation

10 ft (3 m)
Population

 • Total 3,607
 • Estimate

(2019)[12]
3,422
 • Rank 428th of 566 in state
8th of 16 in county[13]
 • Density 1,500.6/sq mi (579.4/km2)
 • Density rank 336th of 566 in state
6th of 16 in county[13]
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
Area code(s) 609[16]
FIPS code 3400910270[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID 0885178[1][19]
Website www.capemaycity.com

Cape May is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. One of the country’s oldest vacation resort destinations,[20] it is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a year-round population of 3,607,[9][10][11] reflecting a decline of 427 (-10.6%) from the 4,034 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 634 (-13.6%) from the 4,668 counted in the 1990 Census.[21] In the summer, Cape May’s population is expanded by as many as 40,000 to 50,000 visitors.[22][23] The entire city of Cape May is designated the Cape May Historic District, a National Historic Landmark due to its concentration of Victorian buildings.

Cape May was recognized as one of America’s top 10 beaches by the Travel Channel and its beach was ranked fifth in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium. It is also known as one of the best beaches on the Middle Atlantic coast.[24]

 

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